Samo Khae

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Samo Khae
สมอแข
Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok
Province Phitsanulok
Country Thailand
Population (2005)
 - Total 13,232
Time zone Thailand (UTC+7)
Postal code 65000
Geocode 650107
Chief roadway Route 12
Website: ThaiTambon.com

Samo Khae (Thai: สมอแข) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

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[edit] Geography

The topography of Samo Khae is fertile lowlands.[1] The subdistrict is bordered to the north by Don Thong, to the east by Wang Thong of Amphoe Wang Thong, to the south by Wang Phikun of Amphoe Wang Thong and to the west by Aranyik.[1] Samo Khae lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

[edit] Culture

Samo Khae is home to a large population of migrants from Ratchaburi, and as such, much of the local culture involves northern customs. [1]

[edit] Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to the villages:[2]

No. English Thai
1 Ban Nong Tho บ้านหนองตอ
2 & 6 Ban Noen Makhuek บ้านเนินมะคึก
3 Ban Dong Pradok บ้านดงประโดก
4 Ban Samo Khae บ้านสมอแข
5 Ban Go บ้านก่อ
7 Ban Phong Saton-Chinlap บ้านพงศธร-ชินลาภ
8 Ban Chat Ragaew-Gromtan บ้านฉัตรแก้ว-กรมธรรม์

[edit] Economy

Samo Khae's close proximaty to the urban center of Phitsanulok has driven the subdistrict towards an industrial economy, although the primary way of life is still rice farming. [1]

[edit] Governmental Institutions

The following is a list of governmental institutions in Samo Khae:[1]

  • Station 5 of the Police Bureau of Highway Regulation in Ban Samo Khae
  • Phitsanulok Province Industrial Park in Ban Samo Khae
  • Phitsanulok Province Aministrative Office in Ban Sam Khae
  • Fort Somdetphra Boromma Trailokanat (Royal Thai Army Base) in muban 2, named after King Boromma Trailokanat of Ayutthaya
  • Provincial Electricity Authority in muban 7

[edit] Temples

  • Wat Sri Wanaram (Thai: วัดศรีวนาราม) in muban 3
  • Wat Gromtan (Thai: วัดกรมธรรม์) in muban 3
  • Wat Samo Khae (Thai: วัดสมอแข) in muban 4
  • Wat Noen Makhuek (Thai: วัดเนินมะคึก) in muban 2
  • Wat Sala Song Phi Nong (Thai: วัดศาลาสองพี่น้อง, English: Hall of Two Brothers Temple) in muban 1

[edit] References